How To Get Rid Of Spam
By Mike Freije
Spam is, unfortunately, an abuse of the internet that you - the end user - ultimately pay for. If
you think spam costs nothing, think again! In 1997, America Online estimated that between
5% and 30% of its email server resources were exclusively dedicated to handling spam.
Don't publish your professional email address online, ever.
And never under any circumstances submit your
professional email address to a website in order to gain
access or contribute to that site, whether they tell you they'll
keep it confidential or not.
There is plenty of spam filter software out there, and chances
are your internet service provider already has a spam filter
applied to your complementary email account.
94% reported that spam irritates their subscribers.
80% reported that UCE (unsolicited commercial e-mail)
slows system performance.
76% stated that it increases operating costs.
34% said it creates system outages.
59% reported daily or more frequent performance impact.
28% reported weekly performance impact.
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Some people turn to services like Spam Arrest. These offer a
challenge response system that is supposed to block
spammers. The idea is that the first time you get an email
from someone, they get sent a message asking them to
confirm they are human.
One solution to this problem is a filter or a spam blocker.
Many companies have designed filters for their customers.
Many e-mail servers, especially spam arrest have a very
good reputation to protect you up to 99% of spam e-mails,
have their own spam blocker. There are several types of
programs that can help you stop spam also.
Spam is not a bad post. Spam is not a bad post lots and lots
of times. Spam is not a post in the wrong place. Spam is not
a bad post in the wrong place lots and lots of times.
Spammers harvest fresh e-mail addresses by going to web
sites and scanning for e-mail addresses anywhere on the
site. I have seen the scanners in operation, and it's amazing
how quickly they work. The software can, for instance, ask a
search engine for any page that has the word "health" in it
and grab the addresses off those pages for a "targeted" list
of people with a presumed interest in health. It takes only
minutes to gather thousands of addresses.
A tip to avoid spamming your mailbox is to never place your
address on surveys, raffles, and product warranty cards. If
you do write your e-mail address or phone number, write
alongside it something like, "Please do not sell or distribute
my information or add it to mailing lists."
Until today there is no magic answer and no silver bullet.
There is no solution today that will guarantee you get only the
email you want while also guaranteeing you get all the email
you want but if you check Spam Arrest LLC, which provides
the popular software and services to eliminate email spam,
you will notice that they will show you on their video
presentation how to get rid of spam in just 2 easy steps.
Spam Arrest LLC is a Seattle-based company that has
developed a simple, patent-protected and affordable system
that efficiently stops spam. The company has grown
substantially and steadily since its 2001 launch, while
expanding services and increasing functionality. Spam Arrest
continues to monitor automated junk email techniques and
upgrades automatically as necessary to protect its users.
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